The #WhatIfSong meme as genre… OR deconstructing the #WhatIfSong meme…

~Sunday~  I have become completely obsessed with this meme that's going around the web, where you ask a "What if?" question about a song's title or lyrics. Here's an example of one: What if Harper Valley had no PTA? I've got it so bad that I am channeling Seth Rudetsky, who—if you've never seen him—rather … Read more

The rhetoric of masculinity and the “sanitation station” at the gym…

~Wednesday~ At the Planet Fitness I go to, I've been observing, what are at once called "sanitation stations" and "cleaning stations," depending on who is giving the tour to prospective new customers. Each station consists of a paper towel dispenser, a caddy holding two spray bottles of disinfectant cleaner, and a trash can. Here's what … Read more